Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

When I give, I give myself.

When I give, I give myself.

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be...

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be...

Camerado, I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money,...

Camerado, I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money,...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until...

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until...

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.